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Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies

Director / Head: 
  Dr Ryan Wallace
 




Institution:
  Rabies Team, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Address:
  1600 Clifton Rd. / Mail Stop H15-1
  30333
  GA
Town:
  Atlanta
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  +1 (404) 639.2018
Fax:
  +1 (404) 639 1564
Date of Designation:
  01/Jan/1967
Last Redesignation:
  09/Sep/2021
Expiry:
  09/Sep/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. At the request of WHO, provide diagnostic services to rabies endemic countries 
  2. To support WHO's work to strengthen capacities of country and regional rabies elimination programs 
  3. To provide technical assistance to WHO and work with other WHO CCs on rabies to support the acceleration of rabies elimination.  
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Subjects:
  1. Zoonoses 
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Types of activity:
  1. Provision of reference substances and other services 
  2. Training and education 
  3. Development and application of appropriate technology 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results
  3.2.1 - Countries enabled to develop and implement technical packages to address risk factors through multisectoral action
 
Responsible Officer:
  ABELA Bernadette
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2072
Email:
  abelab@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  NATAL VIGILATO Marco Antonio
Phone:
  +51 45782
Email:
  vigilato@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork